EAT GOOD FOOD:
Consume a variety of foods, such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and whole grains. At least five pieces (400g) of fruit and vegetables should be consumed each day by adults. By always include vegetables in your meals, snacking on fresh fruit and vegetables, eating a variety of fruits and vegetables, and eating them in season, you can increase the amount of fruits and vegetables you consume. You can lower your chance of developing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and cancer, by consuming a nutritious diet.
Less salt and sugar
Filipinos have twice the recommended sodium intake, which increases their risk of high blood pressure and, ultimately, heart disease and stroke. Salt is the main source of sodium for most individuals. Limit your daily salt consumption to 5g, or roughly 1 teaspoon. To make this easier, choose low-sodium foods and limit your use of salt, soy sauce, fish sauce, and other high-sodium condiments when preparing meals. You should also remove salt from your meal table and avoid salty snacks.
On the other side, consuming too much sugar raises your risk of developing tooth decay and gaining unhealthful weight. Less than 10% of total calorie consumption, in both adults and children, should come from free sugars.
Getting Tested
Knowing your status allows you to take appropriate action to either continue preventing these diseases or, if you find out you are positive, to receive the necessary care and treatment. Wherever you feel most at ease, visit a public or private health center to get examined.
Reduce intake of harmful
Less than 30% of your entire calorie consumption should come from fats. By doing this, NCDs and unhealthful weight increase will be reduced. Although there are many different kinds of fats, unsaturated fats are preferred to trans- and saturated fats. The World Health Organization advises cutting down on saturated fats to less than 10% of total calorie intake, cutting back on trans fats to fewer than 1% of total energy intake, and switching to unsaturated fats to replace both saturated and trans fats.
Fish, avocados, nuts, sunflower, soybean, canola, and olive oils are good sources of unsaturated fats. Saturated fats are found in fatty meat, butter, palm and coconut oil, cream, cheese, ghee, and lard. Trans-fats are present in baked, fried, and pre-packaged foods like biscuits.
Mosquito:
One of the deadliest critters in the world is the mosquito. Mosquito-transmitted illnesses like dengue, malaria, and lymphatic filariasis continue to plague Filipinos. Simple precautions can be taken to safeguard you and your loved ones from illnesses spread by mosquitoes. Ask your doctor if you need to get vaccinated against diseases like Japanese encephalitis and yellow fever, or if you need to take antimalarial medications if you're going to a place where there are known mosquito-borne illnesses. Use bug repellent and dress in light-colored, long-sleeved shirts and slacks. Use window and door screens, bed nets, and weekly housecleaning to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds at home.
Health issues can be discovered early on with regular checkups. When your chances of receiving treatment and a cure are improved, health professionals can assist in identifying and diagnosing health conditions. Visit the medical center that is most convenient for you to learn more about the health services, examinations, and treatments that are offered there.
The best way is to escape from disease is being precaution about that. Because prevention is a better idea always than cure.
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